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Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

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7:30am MDT

Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground Bridge Street Coffee (limited menu) Coffee Truck

8:00am MDT

Welcome Auditorium (322)

8:30am MDT

Avoiding the Traps of Algorithms Auditorium (322)Pam Harris

9:00am MDT

Bridge Street Coffee (full menu) Coffee Truck

9:35am MDT

BSU OnRamp a collaborative educational initiative bringing STEAM experiences to a wide range of learners. Innovation PlaygroundJamie Richardson ICTM Annual Meeting Auditorium (322) Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground Classroom Strategies that Drive True Science Understanding 107Jasmine Glasper-Nuñez Exploring OpenSciEd from Carolina (K-12) 105Dr. Eeva Burns Level Up Your Classroom with Gamification 106Michael Washington

10:05am MDT

Playlab: Build AI apps that align your goals, context, curriculum, knowledge, and data. Innovation PlaygroundReBekha Lulu

10:45am MDT

Watershed Science with the Confluence Project 105Kim Roush Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground Workplace Injury Prevention FIT Tests performed by BBSI Maria Castro, CPR Physical Therapy PTA Isaac McCreey, and Glanbia Innovation PlaygroundScott Pierce Bringing the Real World to the Classroom: Career-Connected Math Tasks 107Kristen Montague • Nicole Anderson • Josh Watson • Veronica Blackham Math Tech That Connects: Intentional Technology in a Thinking Classroom 106Cassondra Kauppi Reaching More Students in Less Time, Elementary Auditorium (322)Pam Harris Classroom Catalysts: Demonstrating atomic structure concepts using hands-on activities 126Claire Sponseller • Sebastian Stoian • A Andrasi See It, to Be It: Making Healthcare Careers Real for Middle School Students 115Dr. Sherawn Reberry • Branzell Porchia AI in Education: Where We Have Been and Where Are We Going? 114Kaywin Cottle

11:45am MDT

Lunch TBA Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground

1:00pm MDT

AI in Idaho Education 115Katie Bosch-Wilson Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground College of Southern Idaho, Genna Poytner along with STEM ambassadors lead CTE programs to include: Welding Simulation, Binary Code Bracelet, Auto Body Repair, Build a Cow, Rad Tech and Wood Burning. Innovation PlaygroundGenna Poynter Developing Thinking Through Student-Centered Discourse 124Rosalyn Miller Opening doors to a future in STEM: A fluency approach to re-invigorating middle school math 114Kathy Prummer • Julia Martin Modernizing Mathematics: Integrating Future-Ready Skills into the Standards for Mathematical Practice 105Shelbi Cole The Idaho LAUNCH Playbook: Funding Pathways, Expanding Futures 120Dr. Sherawn Reberry If We Don’t Name It, Students Can’t Use It: Making STEM Skills Visible Through Competencies 116Jacque Deahl Creating a Culture of Inquiry 106Emily Sarha From Simple to Spectacular: Making Science Magical in Elementary Classrooms 107Randy Lance • Ken Wareham • Ashley Schaffner Making Space for Science: Practical Strategies for Integrating Science Without Adding More to Your Plate 126Marisa Alan Think Like a Scientist: Simple Moves for Elementary Classrooms 118Chris Stoker Sentences & Sensemaking: Critical Thinking Made Visible 122Lee Slichter

2:15pm MDT

STEM Fun with TMC Labs Innovation PlaygroundAmy Post Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor Space Innovate your Craft with Hands on Activities: Innovation Playground Innovation Playground My Math, My Story: Fostering Confidence, Identity, and Belonging in the Elementary Math Classroom 116Tammy McMorrow Pivotal Progressions: Designing a Coherent K-5 MTSS Math System 126Shelbi Cole Reaching More Students in Less Time, Secondary Auditorium (322)Pam Harris Beyond Job Titles: Helping Students Discover What STEM Careers Actually Look Like 118Belen Hoobing Initial Priorities for becoming a more STEM-Focused School 114Wendy Ruchti Phenomena Based Science is a Piece of Cake 107Marisa Alan Sourdough for Science! Citizen Science Meets Phenomenon-Driven Instruction 105McKenzie Sonderegger - Idaho Science Coach • Gena Dean Students to Scientists - Empowering Curiosity 106Matt Wigglesworth Attraction and Repulsion-It’s Magnetic 120Cameron Barger AI Literacy: Resources for Teaching Students 115

3:30pm MDT

Elementary Affinity Group 105 Higher Education Affinity Group 116 Informal Educators Affinity Group 115 Secondary Math Affinity Group 107 Secondary Science Affinity Group 106 Secondary Technology/Computer Science Affinity Group 114 Vendor/Exhibitor Affinity Group 115

5:00pm MDT

Mathy Hour Redhawk Gastropub